Pastor Keith Brown

Pastor Keith Brown was born in South East London in the late 1940’s and had a secondary modern education. He attended the London City Mission Chapel from the age of 4 and accepted Christ as his Lord and Saviour at the age of 12.

From 16 years old, Keith attended the Anglican Church helping to lead Pathfinders, a young people’s group in his local community.

During his career, Pastor Keith has served as a Police Officer, a Security Officer within the Aviation Industry and a photographer. He has been a Scout leader and a Group Scout Leader in Berkshire, and also a civilian instructor in the Air Training Corps. Keith worked as an instructor and safety officer for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold award scheme for Buckinghamshire County Council.

He has lived in Spain since 2003, and initially was a Ministry team member within the Anglican church of St Peters and St Pauls, Torrevieja which is part of Church of England, Europe. Pastor Keith was installed as the minister and Pastor of La Siesta Evangelical Church in 2011.

On Saturday 13th December 2013, Pastor Keith was Ordained to Pastoral Ministry in La Iglesia Evangelica Española as Pastor of La Siesta Evangelical Church. Officials and Members of IEE joined the congregation to perform the Ordination.

Pastor Abraham Garcia, Pastor David Manzanes, and Pastor Jose Manuel Mochon from IEE completed the service in Spanish, while those English speaking congregation followed it on the Order of Service which had been produced in both languages.

The hymns were selected by Pastor Keith and the La Siesta Evangelical Church Choir sang the Consecration Hymn as an anthem.

Keith is married to retired professional singer Kathy Carson and has three children, a son living in Vancouver, Canada, and, two daughters living in Northamptonshire. He enjoys reading, walking and photography.

“I lift up mine eyes unto the hills,
from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord,
which made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:
He that keepeth thee will not slumber."
Psalms 121, v 1,2,3.

Extract from "The Leader", By Kevin Reardon / 2013-12-15

Although he has been working as a Pastor at La Siesta Evangelical Church for over 2 years, until last week Keith Brown remained that one step away from achieving his lifetime ambition, that of becoming a fully ordained minister.

But on Saturday afternoon all that changed when the former policemen finally ended the journey that he first set out on over 50 years ago. At La Siesta Evangelical Church he was ordained into the Iglesia Evangélica Española (The Christian Church of Spain) in front of a large congregation of family, friends and invited guests, including Graham Knight, as well as Ministers from the Anglican Church, TCF and ICA. There was also representation from the Royal British Legion, the Costelleros and members of the IEE from Alicante, Valencia and Cartagena.

After a moving tribute to his wife, Fiona, who, as Church Secretary, was responsible for the recruitment of Keith and his setting out on the road to ordination, Church Elder Howard Cook introduced Pastor Abraham Garcia Rena, President of the Presbytery of Levante of the Iglesia Evangélica Española, to which the Church belongs, who got the service underway.

The ceremony itself was carried out by Pastor D. José Manuel Mochón Martín, Vice President of the Permanent Commission of the IEE, the church governing body, who travelled to Torrevieja from Malaga. He was assisted both by Pastor Abraham and Pastor Davd Manzanas Pelegrina from Alicante.

Amongst his many other duties in the area Keith is President and Chaplain of the Orihuela Costa Branch of the Royal British Legion.